Simulation Games

The Sims-(ea-Install)

SimCity-(gg-Install)

Madden-(gg-Install)

Minecraft       Minecraft (quiz-50) 

 Universal Paperclips (3 tips)

●  A truthful simulation: Is your selected game accurate or truthful in how it represents its subject matter? Focus less on the graphics and audio and more on the way that your game represents its subject through its rules and processes. Does it abstract its subject matter faithfully, or do inaccuracies enter into the game? What cultural assumptions might be responsible for a lack of accuracy?

●  Process based representation: How does your game depict its subject matter through processes? Take a detailed look at one aspect of your game’s system and discuss how it uses interaction, game logic, or other elements of the game’s mechanics to represent or signify its subject.

●  The arc of play: Take a wide look at how your selected game shapes the gameplay experience from the beginning through the end of the game. How does the player start, and how does the player end – and how does the game orchestrate this journey? Be specific about the mechanics that serve to push the player forward through the game and the elements that change over time to transition from beginning to middle to end.